Help! I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats. An 11 year old GCS reader wrote in asking for help.
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Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:09:45 pm PDT #11480 of 28344
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DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:16:39 pm PDT #11481 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats.
Gashlycrumb Tinies.
You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Oh! Scary Godmother!
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:18:18 pm PDT #11482 of 28344
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You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Things that were 10+ years above what was considered "age appropriate" for my actual age. None of my teachers ever commented on my reading material, and my parents let me read whatever I wanted. This is why I'm not really sure what IS "age appropriate" for an 11 year old.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:20:22 pm PDT #11483 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
Strix - May 17, 2010 7:20:53 pm PDT #11484 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, that's a good one.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:21:01 pm PDT #11485 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Actually, thinking about what I was reading at age 11, I'd be okay with darker YA stories like Tithe.
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:21:27 pm PDT #11486 of 28344
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Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
I thought about that, and I probably will suggest it (or Weetzie Bat), but if the school is stressing "age appropriate", I don't know how well that would go over.
Barb - May 17, 2010 7:23:36 pm PDT #11487 of 28344
“Not dead yet!”
Hmm... I'm trying to remember what the age-appropriateness is for Carrie Jones's NEED books.
Heather Brewer's Vlad series? Since it starts with Seventh Grade Sucks?
Strix - May 17, 2010 7:24:11 pm PDT #11488 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I'd say, if a kid is into being Gothy, think tame YA.
Hrm. The English teacher in me says "The Deluxe Transitive Vampire." Because if one is going to be gothy, one should have excellent grammar...
Strix - May 17, 2010 7:25:24 pm PDT #11489 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, the SCHOOL.
Grimm's Fairy Tales. Excellently dark, when unbowdlerized.